Consumption of exogenous bifidobacteria does not alter fecal bifidobacteria and breath hydrogen excretion in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 996-1002

  Amann, Mary M ^a   Kullen, Martin J ^a   Martini, Margaret C ^a   Busta, Francis F ^a   Brady, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breath hydrogen; Fecal bifidobacteria; Humans; Ingested bifidobacteria

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; MALE; MILK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 0031813482     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.6.996     Document Type: Article

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